The Albera Massif (Catalan: Serra de l'Albera) (French: Massif des Albères) is a mountain range located in the south of Pyrénées-Orientales and the north of Catalonia, between France and Spain. It is the main easternmost prolongation of the Pyrenees. Its highest peak is the Puig Neulós, with an elevation of 1,256 metres.

Albera Massif
The northern side of the Albera Massif seen from Sant Genís de Fontanes
Highest point
Elevation	1,256 m (4,121 ft)
Coordinates	42°28′55″N 2°56′49″E
Geography
Albera Massif Location in the Pre-Pyrenees area
Location	Pyrénées-Orientales Empordà, Catalonia
Parent range	Foothills of the Pyrenees
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	From La Jonquera or Sureda

Most of the southern side of the range is part of the Paratge Natural d'Interès Nacional de l'Albera natural reserve.[1] There are some ancient megaliths in the range.[2] The Col du Perthus marks the western boundary of the massif.

History

The Albera Range became the border between France and Spain following the Treaty of the Pyrenees, when Philip IV of Spain ceded a part of the Spanish kingdom to Louis XIV of France, dividing Northern Catalonia from Historical Catalonia.

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See also

• Treaty of the Pyrenees
• Mountains of Catalonia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massif des Albères.

• Paratge Natural d'Interès Nacional de l'Albera
• Requesens - Puig Neulós hiking route
• Manel Figuera i Abadal, 50 ascensions fàcils pel Pirineu català, Valls, Cossetània, 2008
• Centre de reproducció de tortugues de l'Albera

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